Following a turbulent and scandal-ridden career on the bench, Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner Brian Parker was terminated. However, his abrupt exit has sparked a new security concern for the court: Parker left with highly sensitive legal documents.
According to internal emails obtained by the Olympic Herald, Clallam County
Before Judge Brent Basden was appointed to Clallam County Superior Court, he was a partner in the law firm Wolfley, Basden & Hansen.
While Basden now sits in judgment of others, court records reveal that his firm was engaged in a disgraceful legal campaign to silence allegations of adultery and
More than two decades after a high-profile drug task force raid on the Port Angeles law firm of Wolfley, Basden, and Hansen, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office records obtained by the Olympic Herald reveal that the money laundering investigation into the former business partner of current Superior Court Judge
Former Court Commissioner Brian Parker’s abrupt, taxpayer-funded departure triggered a scramble to recover sensitive records, with Clallam County having to explicitly ask Parker to return a missing Search Warrant Log he removed from the courthouse.
The recent revelation that Parker absconded with a sensitive warrant log is not
A Port Angeles law firm, Wolfley & Wolfley, P.S., already facing a malpractice lawsuit, may have faked retirement to avoid possible obligations to a client.
In December 2023, Joseph Wolfley entered an appearance as counsel for Win-Win Inc, in a lawsuit against an insurance carrier filed in the
Following the Olympic Herald’s recent investigations into the “Deadly Decisions” of Judge Brent Basden, a disturbing pattern has begun to emerge.
As reports surface regarding Basden’s history of denying protection to domestic violence victims and placing children in dangerous homes, more Clallam County residents are coming forward with
A pattern of judicial decisions denying protection to vulnerable individuals has emerged in Clallam County, linking then-Commissioner Brent Basden to two separate tragedies within a two-year span.
In both 2014 and 2015, pleas for safety measures were rejected or overruled by Basden shortly before the subjects of those
Additional records obtained by the Olympic Herald cast significant doubt on Clallam County’s official claim that there were “no disqualifying events” in the background of newly appointed Court Commissioner Brian Parker.
The documents—comprising internal emails and a heavily redacted discipline certificate—reveal a stark contrast between the county’
Our reporting this morning apparently led to the creation of a Change.com Petition, demanding the removal of Basden.
Basden’s closest friend has quickly come to his defense.
In the comment above, Basden’s close friend, Matt Kiddle, states that Basden is not biased in his own experience, which
In a move raising questions about judicial impartiality and fiscal responsibility in Clallam County, Superior Court Judge Brent Basden personally appointed his longtime personal friend and former business partner, Lane Wolfley, to represent accused murderer, Aaron Fisher. The appointment comes with a taxpayer-funded price tag of $250 per hour.
New public records obtained by the Olympic Herald reveal that Judge Brent Basden was likely aware of serious misconduct allegations against Commissioner Parker prior to his appointment—and proceeded with the hiring anyway.
Heavily redacted emails obtained through a Public Records Act request, combined with unredacted documents obtained from independent
The Olympic Herald recently exposed the troubling record of Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner Brian Parker, detailing his arrest for perjury and the stalking allegations leveled against him.
Earlier today we became aware, through the online community, of allegations that Brian Parker, “spit on,” a local resident in Port Angeles
When Brian Parker took the bench as a Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner on January 13, 2025, he was entrusted with significant judicial authority by then-Presiding Judge Basden, who appointed him to the position.
Court commissioners are unelected in Washington state. They serve at the pleasure of the judge
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